Thanks Corinne, for the link! Yes, you can spend a huge chunk of money on jeans that are new and stylishly ripped or you can go to Goodwill, pay no more than $5 and get them either pre-ripped or rip them yourself. Then take the difference and go buy a new pair of Keds!
.-= Dawn´s last blog ..Thrift Store Treasures =-.

I think those new keds will be more than $20.00. Actually I think your red ones should go for more. They are in style. $90.00
My mom still has clothes from the 60’s. Almost in style – almost. But I still love basic clothes – clean pants, skirts, dresses. . I hardly ever wear jeans. Maybe its the years I spent in England rubbing off…?

At the ripe old age of 34… I’m also too old to be cool (I knew it was going to happen… just not this soon).

I really don’t like the rips… (unless I came by them honestly… that’s clothing with character)… but I’m really tired of exposed underwear. Exposed underwear waistband is forgivable… but when it looks like someone intentionally bloused their boxers over the back of their jeans… what’s the point of even wearing the pants?

I think people in their ‘older’ years who try to dress ‘hip, young and cool’ look stupid. There was a guy in the bank the other day. He was sixty-odd and he had leather trousers (pants) on, cowboy boots and a vest thing with chains hanging from it. His hair was long, grey and in a ponytail.

He obviously thought he looked cool – he didn’t…just stupid.

If I were much younger would I be wearing ripped clothing? Absolutely yes!

When I were younger I loved the latest high-street fashions…spent most of my income on clothes.

I am amazed to see people buy ripped clothes for more than I used to pay for a suit. I am like you Corinne. I do not see the benefit or attraction. There must have been some popular person or group that started this trend. Maybe those really skinny ties and Madras sport coats that I saved will be back too. When I wore ripped jeans it was because we did not have the money to even patch our old ones.
.-= Bruce “the Mid-Life Mentor”´s last blog ..SKIN CANCER-5 FACTS TO KNOW =-.

There’s a saying, “If you wore the style the first time it came around, you can’t the second.” Or the third.

Red ratty canvas sneakers? Yeah – you can do better than $20. If they’re red canvas Converse All Stars, as depicted in your illustration, they you can get closer to $100.
.-= RhondaL´s last blog ..Undercover Boss – Churchill Downs edition =-.

The days are long gone when I wear anything ripped; as I said in my last post I tend to avoid dressing shabby even at home as it tends to make me act like a slob!
What I can’t stand of modern fashion is wearing trousers half way down the bottom, exposing underwear. What are belts for!!
.-= David Rogers´s last blog ..Do clothes make a person? =-.

Hi Corinne: Your article struck a note with me. This past Sunday I was shopping in upscale Rhinebeck, N.Y. and passed a fancy store with an outside display of blue jeans with at least 10 rips. I thought – not even Goodwill or Salvation Army would take them. I would even be reluctant to let my garbage man see them. The price tag was $100. Ugh, I guess I’m not cool either. June

Corinne,
I have always dressed conservatively due to my job as a teacher.
In one school I taught in, men had to wear jackets, shirts, ties and dress pants.
However, your article brought to mind an incident a long time ago when I developed a tear in the seam of my pants(back side). Teaching mathematics is unlike teaching English or History where one can avoid any difficulty by sitting down and lecturing; I MUST USE THE BOARD WHEN I TEACH MY SUBJECT!
So, I stood up, used a notebook in my left hand in an attempt to cover
the tear, and with a marker in my right hand, continued to write on the board.
The students burst out into laughter; I was in shock; I had to complete the lesson and luckily my underwear showed well! So much for ripped clothing!

Corinne: your ripped women’s cloths article struck a sharp nerve with me.
There was an article a week or two ago in the Tribune abut the demise of ties. Its more the than demise of ties and ripped clothing. It’s the demise of society leaving in its wake a ripped society. We all look like slobs and behave like animals. It certainly is no Easter Parade walking down Michigan avenue. One is challenged to find one example of “well-dressed”. Our verbage today is filled with four letter words that no longer make one blush. Scams have replaced integrity. Trust has gone bust. I turn on CBS-Tv and find an interviewer questioning Bill Gates. “Tell us:, Bill, he asks, “What really pis-s-es you off ” MR Gates, obviously some what tken aback responds, “Well what does concern me..” “No! No!, Bill” interups the interviewer, ” what really Pis-s-es you off! Can you imagine this on national TV??!. We live in a society of ripped clothing and short sleve mediocrity. Enough! I say.

Corinne,
What size shoe are you? I have a pair of red sneakers that are barely worn that I would be willing to pass on to you. Someone gave them to me and I am not the red sneaker type…whatever that means. As much as I love fashion, there will be no ripped clothes for me. I love a polished look. Now if I could just keep my mouth from being ripped.
Sondra

Corinne I don’t know what’s funnier, your post or the comments back and forth between you and your readers. I laughed all the way to the bottom.

The torn jeans don’t bother me nearly as much as the boys pants down below their rear ends. I think they are all going to have severe back problems later in life due to how they have to walk to keep their pants from hitting the ground.

O well, at least they won’t be snatching any purses and trying to run. Ha!

We girls have new fashion tendencies in these days. However, I do not know why that girl wanted to buy your old snickers. I mean, I used to buy jeans with holes and some shirts too but brand new!! There is a huge difference of buying clothing designed with holes than acquiring old one .
.-= Jesica´s last blog ..Kitchen Cabinets =-.

I’m 28 and I’m too old to be cool, my little brother laughs at the things I wear all the time…and I don’t think I look too bad! So, I definitely feel ya! I have a few things that I’ve had forEVER and could never imagine giving them away, even when I get looks when I wear them…typically from my mother!

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